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Fewer listening to radio after the DAB introduction
10.11.2017 - Norway Norway
Norwegians heard less on radio in October this year than in the same month last year. Worst goes out over NRK, shows fresh figures from Media Authority.

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The CSA at the international meeting WorldDAB
10.11.2017 - France France
The WorldDab is holding its annual general assembly in Paris on November 7 and 8, 2017. This international forum dedicated to digital radio brings together industry players and experts. For the CSA, this meeting is the occasion to present its strategy of cover in DAB + for the next three years.

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Decline in radio listening after the digital shift
10.11.2017 - Norway Norway
The total national radio broadcasting has decreased in the last year, figures published by the Norwegian Media Authority today. According to the measurements made by Kantar Media, there is a decline for the broad channels owned by the largest radio houses, and some increase for new ones.

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Thomas Saner of SRG SSR recipient of WorldDAB Award for Outstanding Service 2017
09.11.2017 - WorldDAB News - SRG SSR WorldDAB Member - France France
At the WorldDAB General Assembly 2017, the WorldDAB Award for Outstanding Service was presented to Thomas Saner of Swiss Public Broadcaster SRG SSR. The award is recognition for Thomas’s work on the introduction of DAB and DAB+ in Switzerland and his long service on the WorldDAB Steering Board.

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The Scottish Sun launching three new music-based DAB stations in 2018
09.11.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
THE Scottish Sun is gearing up to launch three new music-based radio stations in 2018. The DAB and online channels will go live on 1 January 2018 and will each be targeted at a different audience – offering a huge range of music.

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Wireless to launch nine new radio stations
09.11.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wireless Group is launching nine new permanent regional music radio stations on DAB at the start of 2018, plus four Christmas pop-ups on 17 November 2017.

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Virgin Radio to join DAB+ in Switzerland
09.11.2017 - Switzerland Switzerland
The new station will start no later than in the first quarter of 2018 and will be broadcast on DAB+ and IP streaming platforms throughout German-speaking Switzerland.

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CSA outlines plans for DAB+ acceleration in France at WorldDAB General Assembly
09.11.2017 - WorldDAB News - France France
These messages were particularly relevant to Switzerland, which starts its own switch-off in 2020, and to other countries which are planning their future digital radio roadmaps. Delegates also heard about the continuing progress of DAB in Europe...

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Nicolas Curien : "Tracing a future path for DAB"
09.11.2017 - WorldDAB News - France France
Addressing over 200 delegates at the WorldDAB General Assembly in Paris, Nicolas Curien, board member in charge of radio at the CSA, described the measures being put in place to accelerate the roll-out of DAB+ in new cities and highways across the country

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3 questions to Nicolas Curien on the WorldDab Forum
09.11.2017 - France France
The WorldDAB Forum was held in Paris on 7 and 8 November 2017. Nicolas Curien, CSA advisor and president of the group on radio at the CSA, attended before nearly 250 experts of the digital radio. He decrypts this event in 3 questions.

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